The Friendly Club!
The St George Chess Club prides itself on a diverse membership with a range of chess abilities. We foster a social atmosphere for players of all ages and abilities.
The club runs regular internal club competitions and participates in interclub tournaments. More information about the activities can be found from the calendar.
Club Games: 7:30pm Tuesday nights, Prince Edward Rooms, St George Leagues Club, 124 Princes Highway, Kogarah NSW
News
2024 St George Swiss Round 2 Report
Unlike the many surprises of round 1, unexpected results were few and far between in the second round of the Swiss. The following players had victories against players at least 10 positions above them on the initial ranking list or a draw against a player 20 positions or more above (the number in parentheses shows the difference): Wins: Aidan Cash (unrated; 39); Tibor Lendvai (25); Abishek Anand (15). Draws: Sam Sharkawy (21). The outcomes of all games can be found here and the final round 2 pairings here.
2024 St George Swiss Round 1 Report..and new ratings!
Spring is in the air, and a Swiss Spring at that, with nearly 70 players registering for the club’s 9-round annual favourite. Running from September 3 to October 29, the time control is 60 minutes plus 30 seconds increment.
In this tournament, the club will be starting games at 7.30pm, both to stay in line with what we advertise, and in the interests of players who would benefit from an earlier finish. The pre-game announcements will kick off at 7.25pm, with clocks started as soon as that is over.
As in a big tennis tournament, the first round of a Swiss pits low and high ranked players against each other. Many low-ranked players nevertheless managed to overcome massive ranking differences to achieve a win or draw. The following players had victories against players at least 10 positions above them on the initial ranking list or a draw against a player 20 positions or more above (the number in parentheses shows the difference): Wins: Ryan Mangini (36); Tuvshintugs Khishigbataar (36); Aidan Cash (unrated; 31); Andres Perez (unrated; 31); Marshall Scott (unrated; 31); Draws: Joel Blake (unrated; 31); Trilok Shenoy (unrated; 30). The outcomes of all games can be found here and the final round 2 pairings here.
Ideally, the rankings would be based on the players’ rating, but many of the players do not yet have a rating; their ranking has been guesstimated. The ratings we use are from the latest ACF list, and the club actually times the start of each of its major classical tourneys to coincide with the 3-monthly revisions of the ACF list. Club Registrar Tibor Lendvai has also just compiled a table showing the change or otherwise of the each club member’s September rating compared to that of the June revision. In doing so, he has taken over a task that has for many years been done, most generously, by past club stalwart, Peter Johansson.
Upcoming Events at St George & elsewhere
New England Open, Armidale, 14-15th September
This is a very pleasant six-round tournament (60 mins per player, plus 10s/move increment) in the charming university city of Armidale. In 2023, several St George players journeyed north-westwards, and some are already planning to do so again. Full details, and instructions on how to register, can be found here.
NSWCA October Weekender, Burwood, October 5-7
If you enjoy the time-control in our current club Swiss, then you can get much more of the same over the October long weekend. The NSWCA is running a seven round ACF and FIDE rated tournament, with 60 minutes per player and a 30 seconds increment per move. The locale is the very comfortable rooms of the Sydney Academy of Chess in Burwood. Full details are here and you can register online here.